What does Federal Rules of Evidence · 901–902 cover?

Court self-authentication of electronic records. It applies to: Litigants and counsel (e.g. SDNY / federal courts).

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Federal Rules of Evidence · 901–902

Court self-authentication of electronic records.

Applies to: Litigants and counsel (e.g. SDNY / federal courts).

What the signed record shows

Authenticates AI records under FRE 901(b)(9), 902(13), 902(14) · the basis a qualified person certifies. Authentication, not admissibility.

The proof is a signed, tamper-evident record. Anyone can check it, free, without an account, and nothing has to leave the building to make it. Evidence, not a promise.

Citation: FRE 901(a)/901(b)(9)/902(13)/(14)/(11)-(12)

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What the statute requires, section by section

Federal Rules of Evidence, Article IX (Authentication and Identification). Provisions addressed, mapped from the per-decision signed record:

Fed. R. Evid. 901(a): Requirement of authentication: the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that the item is what the proponent claims.
Fed. R. Evid. 901(b)(9): Evidence about a process or system: describing a process or system and showing that it produces an accurate result.
Fed. R. Evid. 902(13): Certified records generated by an electronic process or system: self-authenticating with a certification by a qualified person that complies with Rule 902(11)/(12).
Fed. R. Evid. 902(14): Certified data copied from an electronic device, storage medium, or file: authenticated by a process of digital identification (e.g. a hash), with a Rule 902(11)/(12) certification.; Fed. R. Evid. 902(11)-(12), Certification requirements (the qualified person's written certification).

Taken from the Regulayer entry for this instrument, which is built against the primary text.